We primarily sell Liquidations and Overstocks. You can see some pallet examples in the video above. The condition is a little different depending on which vendor it comes from. For example, M*CYS pallets usually have pieces with ink tags / sensors attached (buy removers here). Costco liquidation pallets have no sensors but have a higher quantity of merchandise that has been returned to the store even though the pallet is not sold as store returns. JC Penney and QVC mix all of their merchandise together, so a pallet has Overstocks, Liquidations, Store Returns and Salvage, all blended together and called "Liquidations". Lands End pallets are different from all of the aforementioned. Point being, each company liquidates their extra stock in a slightly different fashion so there is not one set "type of pallet", but there are some generalities that are the same overall:
GENERAL CONDITION TO EXPECT WITH LIQUIDATION PALLETS:
Quick Summary: Our liquidation pallets are unprocessed unless otherwise stated. This means we have not opened the pallet. This means you will process the pallet. It also means you are getting the absolute best price possible because you are not paying us to process it for you! If you are looking for an awesome deal on larger quantities of phenomenal merchandise and you don’t mind processing it, this is the way to go! Overall, liquidation pallets have very little damage (sometimes there is no damage at all). It is a great way to buy bulk to stock your business. If you want fully processed merchandise in smaller quantities (less than a pallet), shop our other site, BigBrandWholesale.com. It will cost more per piece but we do the work for you.
Detailed Summary of Liquidations (Unprocessed):
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The merchandise may have hangers attached and/or sensors / ink tags. There are three types of sensors. You can buy the three tools to remove them through us. Other sites, such as eBay (China sellers), will try to sell you cheap "alternative" tag removers. We have tested all of them. The cheap alternatives are trash; many do not work whatsoever, others break after a few uses.
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Clearance stickers should be expected.
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Depending on the store, paper store tags are usually attached but it is possible a small quantity of tags could be missing. If the tag is missing, always check the pockets of the item. It is often in there. Other times it falls to the bottom of the pallet. Sometimes it is just gone and there is nothing that can be done about it. Some stores, such as Lands End and QVC will not have paper store tags on their liquidations. As mentioned previously, every store liquidates a little differently.
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Because pallets are unprocessed, we have not gone through them and weeded out damage. This means you should expect a small quantity of imperfections because the items have been in stores and handled by customers and not examined by us. Imperfections can be very simple fixes, such as wiping dust off an item or makeup on the collar of a blouse but they can be more difficult, like a damaged or jammed zipper. Perhaps a button became loose or fell off. Sometimes a hanger poked through the knit of a sweater. Imperfections can also include wear & tear. Generally speaking, there are usually very few major issues which would render a piece completely unsellable, but on occasion there will be a handful of pieces which you feel you cannot sell. If you still want to sell the item instead of writing it off as a loss and throwing them in the trash, these items can still be sold for material or parts for Esty sellers. When we sort our pallets and come across major damage, we throw all of these items into big boxes then sell them cheap when the box is full. Nice materials like silk, jean and leather are very salvageable, which is a superior option to throwing it out.
- Because we have not processed these pallets yet, you should expect pieces may be wrinkled, depending on how the supplier packed them. The big, famous stores just throw it in a box, no folding whatsoever. Because of the materials used in modern-day apparel, generally speaking, wrinkles are minor overall, but in some cases there are lots of wrinkles. When it comes to makeup, the big stores usually just throw it all in a box, like this:
- This means some pieces will break / shatter, leak and be damaged, but the merchandise is so cheap that you should expect to throw away a percentage and still make plenty of profit.
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With clothing and sets/ gift sets sometimes pieces that were parts of sets are missing a piece. For example, a dress may have come with a belt and the belt is missing. Or a two-piece outfit set could be missing the shirt. Sometimes a customer opened a pack of underwear in the store and stole a piece. Sometimes a 4-piece body care gift set is missing the perfume. The remaining pieces are still wearable and sellable without the missing item.
- If you want fully processed merchandise in smaller quantities (less than a pallet), shop our main site, BigBrandWholesale.com. If you want the absolute best deal ever and don't mind processing it yourself, then buy an awesome pallet!
CONDITION TO EXPECT: OVERSTOCK PALLETS:
Overstocks means the merchandise was never on a sales floor. It is extra stock from the company's warehouse or the back room of their retail stores. It is often inside clear poly bags. It usually has paper store tags attached unless it was manufactured for the company's website. Pieces that were manufactured strictly to be sold online will have a sticker on the outside of the poly bag with the product information. When the item sells on the company's website their warehouse staff pulls the item and scans the barcode then packs it and mails it to the customer. Because of this process there is no point in a paper store tag so these items were manufactured without them.
In some cases the overstocks are not in clear plastic bags. Again, it depends on the company. American Apparel and Gildan are examples of brands that do not sell their overstocks in individual plastic bags and they do not have paper store tags because they were not manufactured with them. Hanes Overstocks are usually in case-pack boxes and not inside clear poly bags.
Overstocks do not need sensors removed and they do not have clearance stickers.
If you have any questions about the merchandise, contact us. We reply quickly!